REC::Soil

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Problems and threats to the soil

Problems and threats to the soil

Soil degradation occurs when human-induced phenomena lower the current or future capacity of the soil to support human life. The most severe soil degradation processes in Europe are:

Erosion

Acidification

Pollution

Compaction

Salinisation

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